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Ceramic

2 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means relating to pottery or other objects made from fired clay
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Stage 1 of 2
keramos
Greek · ancient
"potter's clay"
potter's clay, or an earthen vessel
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Stage 2 of 2
ceramic
English · 1850s
"relating to objects made from fired clay"
adopted directly for objects made from fired clay
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